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...funnier than the real Miss America proceedings. And it is hard to keep audiences interested in the climax -- which entrant will win -- after repeatedly telling them it shouldn't matter. Curiously, Smile works. It is a swift-paced, skillfully performed and thoroughly professional entertainment that balances amusement at the shallow ambitions of the characters with respect for the depth of their feelings. Composer Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) and Author-Lyricist Howard Ashman (Little Shop of Horrors) have written touching songs for the stars, Anne Marie Bobby as a sweet, awkward A student who realizes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Beauty Marks Smile Music | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

...were closed to protect many of the river's tributaries from the poisonous flow, other waterways appear threatened. Dutch officials say the Ijssel River, which branches off the Rhine in southeastern Holland, is now carrying part of the slick. They also expect the contaminated Rhine water to enter the shallow sea north of the Friesland and Groningen provinces. That could pose new dangers for birds, fish and seals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment a Proud River Runs Red | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

WELL FOLKS, GUESS WHAT? Call it shallow, fickle or anything else you want. But this year I was with you all the way. The Yanks never had a real shot (and Steinbrenner does wear on you after a bit). Maybe you thought I would switch caps for the Series and start chanting "Let's Go Mets." Not on your life. I'm a loyal New Yorker, to be sure, but the Mets are nothing to me. They didn't exist when I was a kid, and loyalties are shaped by those early years of splendor in the grass and glory...

Author: By Stephen J. Gould, | Title: The Best of Times, Almost | 11/5/1986 | See Source »

...dive for the ball, butcouldn't come up with it cleanly. Backman scoredeasily, but when Evans rolled over the ball,Hernandez couldn't clearly tell whether it hadbeen caught. That gave Evans time to throwHernandez out at second for the second out of theinning, and Strawberry lined out to shallow leftfor the third out of the inning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mets Win World Series | 10/28/1986 | See Source »

...actions these Harvard Law students took. Unhappy with the atmosphere of their school, they tried to express their dissatisfaction, but the only way they knew to do this was to vow to use the institution for all it was worth. This world requires more from us all than such shallow cynicism...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: Politics of Frustration | 10/25/1986 | See Source »

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